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New Jersey: Quintiles of income before taxes, 2019-2020

Annual expenditure means and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Item	All Consumer Units	Lowest 20 Percent	Second 20 Percent	Third 20 Percent	Fourth 20 Percent	Highest 20 Percent
Number of Consumer Units	3,347,740	549,117	727,443	641,810	707,250	722,119

Consumer Unit Characteristics
Income before taxes	$111,034.09	$19,954.32	$44,864.24	$80,026.41	$126,591.47	$259,273.22

Age of reference person	52.81	59.05	54.21	49.91	50.57	51.41
Average Number in Consumer Unit
People	2.59	1.7	2.33	2.61	2.87	3.22
Children under 18	0.55	0.29	0.46	0.57	0.68	0.7
Adults 65 and older	0.45	0.67	0.61	0.27	0.35	0.37
Earners	1.43	0.56	1.13	1.42	1.76	2.07
Vehicles	1.74	0.9	1.49	1.7	2.05	2.35

Percent Distribution
Reference Person
Men	55.87	37.42	44.56	55.26	69.67	68.33
Women	44.13	62.58	55.44	44.74	30.33	31.67
Homeowner	65.11	36.2	49.22	63.8	77.72	91.92
With mortgage	42.61	8.06	22.5	40.84	62.53	71.2
Without mortgage	22.5	28.14	26.72	22.96	15.2	20.71
Renter	34.89	63.8	50.78	36.2	22.28	8.08
Race of Reference Person
Black or African-American	11.75	13.21	10.99	15.85	11.01	8.47
White, Asian, and all other races	88.25	86.79	89.01	84.15	88.99	91.53
Hispanic or Latino Origin of Reference Person
Hispanic or Latino	15.93	24.61	23.98	13.89	12.38	6.48
Not Hispanic or Latino	84.07	75.39	76.01	86.11	87.62	93.52
Education of Reference Person
Elementary (1-8)	1.7	3.87	1.61	0.47	a/	2.89
High school (9-12)	22.27	41.28	32.22	26.34	10.25	5.95
College	75.94	54.31	66.17	73.19	89.75	91.16
Never attended and other	.09	0.54	a/	a/	a/	a/
At least one vehicle owned or leased	89.49	64.74	86.76	96.68	98.09	96.24

Average annual expenditures	$80,688.54	$39,121.98	$53,292.9	$66,377.56	$81,717.76	$148,050.08
Food	9,704.75	5,850.17	7,571.1	8,455.89	8,177.19	15,526.25
Food at home	6,044.45	3,246.14	5,198.97	5,669.55	5,014.34	9,260.66
Cereals and bakery products	806.85	443.68	694.4	900.65	652.3	1,147.1
Cereals and cereal products	233.47	144.06	211.86	279.86	215.28	284.54
Bakery products	573.38	299.62	482.54	620.79	437.02	862.56
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1,238.39	738.34	1,206.98	1,052.65	811.09	1,972.46
Beef	301.79	131.69	363.28	221.57	93.52	557.2
Pork	185.81	88.83	137.72	147.54	135.9	335.12
Other meats	197.69	100.12	194.02	163.05	99.09	348.8
Poultry	240.65	179.97	234.2	253.37	183.07	313.06
Fish and seafood	239.84	176.81	207.44	194	249.02	322.08
Eggs	72.62	60.92	70.31	73.13	50.49	96.2
Dairy products	652.94	371.49	598.74	617.67	646.12	884.6
Fresh milk and cream	233.79	140.6	226.8	172.39	302.06	285.76
Other dairy products	419.15	230.9	371.94	445.28	344.06	598.84
Fruits and vegetables	1,289.52	681.42	1,058.23	1,187.66	1,333.53	1,842.74
Fresh fruits	482.72	282.71	463.28	441.3	520.95	614.95
Fresh vegetables	425.91	258.18	252.29	421.93	488.3	602.5
Processed fruits	153.61	58.31	132.73	127.11	189.18	216.74
Processed vegetables	227.28	82.21	209.93	197.32	135.1	408.55
Other food at home	2,056.74	1,011.21	1,640.63	1,910.92	1,571.3	3,413.77
Sugar and other sweets	210.59	115.63	155.78	192.75	115.43	381.64
Fats and oils	142.75	104.13	163.41	137.3	70.69	205.3
Miscellaneous foods	1,066.85	528.76	739.67	1,068.06	850.81	1,757.99
Nonalcoholic beverages	583.3	246.32	555.13	482	488.68	933.38
Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips	53.25	16.36	26.64	30.82	45.69	135.46
Food away from home	3,660.3	2,604.04	2,372.13	2,786.34	3,162.85	6,265.6

Alcoholic beverages	730.13	157.97	181.21	390.49	755.17	1,658.19

Housing	29,100.87	18,198.92	21,924.01	24,099.55	29,581.37	48,245.96
Shelter	19,410.79	12,486.81	14,494.43	15,903.99	18,934.85	33,211.48
Owned dwellings	12,294.38	4,068.76	5,436.38	92,22.25	13,952.56	26,564.33
Mortgage interest and charges	3,658.82	474.33	987.83	2,979.53	5,599.95	7,320.86
Property taxes	5,960.45	2,668.58	3,130.33	4,370.39	6,809.63	11,896.19
Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses	2,624.53	997.03	798.43	1,481.13	2,216.27	7,117.8
Rented dwellings	5,827.6	7,667.44	8,787.45	5,964.85	4,124.68	2,992.76
Other lodging	1,288.81	750.62	270.6	716.89	857.62	3,654.39
Utilities, fuels, and public services	4,579.91	3,183.68	4,073.78	4,385.24	4,818.55	6,090.77
Natural gas	808.55	455.55	716.73	777.13	840.42	1,166.19
Electricity	1,442.68	1,048.03	1,316.44	1,314.13	1,493.62	1,934.3
Fuel oil and other fuels	101.81	173.5	58.44	105.82	47.46	140.66
Telephone services	1,649.9	1,174.02	1,503.99	1,662.57	1,805.27	1,995.33
Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards	313.53	271.48	296.29	286.64	363.9	337.45
Cellular phone service	1,336.37	902.54	1,207.7	1,375.94	1,441.37	1,657.89
Water and other public services	576.97	332.58	478.18	525.58	631.78	854.3
Household operations	1,638.81	618.68	1,224.79	1,616.69	1,875.82	2,617.69
Personal Services	446.25	a/	98.66	619.18	620.61	811.3
Other household expenses	1,192.56	618.68	1,126.13	997.51	1,255.21	1,806.39
Housekeeping supplies	989.69	721.91	559.04	828.61	798.93	1,675.09
Laundry and cleaning supplies	161.42	81.9	119.12	220.14	80.46	256.28
Other household products	538.3	370.43	381.81	296.97	670.31	805.94
Postage and stationery	289.97	269.58	58.11	311.51	48.16	612.86
Household furnishings and equipment	2,481.67	1,187.84	1,571.98	1,365.02	3,153.22	4,650.93
Household textiles	243.26	17.59	148.84	48.78	703.08	280.79
Furniture	815.9	510.23	376.06	355.57	810.4	1,905.92
Floor coverings	18.67	a/	6.62	2.67	16	61.83
Major appliances	241.2	152.64	136.58	140.84	306.93	443.7
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares	164.64	77.21	80.88	115.2	327.5	190.47
Miscellaneous household equipment	998.01	430.17	822.99	701.95	989.31	1,768.22

Apparel and services	1,945.99	1,235.94	961.46	864.19	2,054.31	3,833.61
Men and boys	467.23	411.36	343.34	102.57	634.46	716.03
Men, 16 and over	386.5	380.77	269.11	54.51	504.68	609.12
Boys, 2 to 15	80.74	30.6	74.24	48.07	129.78	106.91
Women and girls	692.87	422.05	356.7	306.45	580.33	1,421.2
Women, 16 and over	545.51	358.53	318.07	251.38	345.06	1,153.98
Girls, 2 to 15	147.36	63.53	38.63	55.06	235.27	267.22
Children under 2	30.52	45.94	6.99	a/	85.08	18.62
Footwear	377.61	50.8	97.26	281.61	416.35	796.07
Other apparel products and services	377.77	305.78	157.17	173.56	338.09	881.68

Transportation	11,642.2	5,458.78	8,865.7	11,632.03	12,576.6	18,248.08
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	4,401.57	1,537.95	2,646.87	5,181.56	4,339.71	7,714.13
Cars and trucks, new	2,164.52	706.77	1,363.37	2,895.28	2,644.23	2,960.76
Cars and trucks, used	2,237.05	831.19	1,283.5	2,286.28	1,695.48	4,753.37
Other vehicles	a/	a/	a/	a/	a/	a/
Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil	1,749.8	996.49	1,413.38	1,759.45	2,037.09	2,371.57
Other vehicle expenses	4,516.75	2,443.76	4,099.67	4,003.68	5,349.39	6,149.87
Vehicle finance charges	162.18	108.46	101.46	115.56	244.56	224.94
Maintenance and repairs	963.12	676.22	1,028.63	859.2	1,117.85	1,052.22
Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges	1,460.41	506.31	974.19	1,100.35	1,391.78	2,991.88
Vehicle insurance	1,796.13	1,096.65	1,608.09	1,706.38	2,086.13	2,313.21
Public and other transportation	974.08	480.57	705.78	687.33	850.42	2012.51

Healthcare	6,117.78	3,294.9	4,695.33	5,119.42	7,189.23	9,483.36
Health insurance	4,397.45	2,533.33	3,086.11	3,641.95	5,266.51	6,956.32
Medical services	1,034.95	307.73	880.52	784.14	1,380.96	1,627.54
Drugs	491.14	389.97	560.11	412.6	390.34	607.02
Medical supplies	194.24	63.88	168.59	280.73	151.43	292.49

Entertainment	2,838.12	1,263.39	1,984.44	2,547.01	2,386.4	5,386.08
Fees and admissions	531.45	154.67	300.27	423.55	351.83	1,325.65
Audio and visual equipment and services	1,038.3	642.41	1,013.54	966.51	1,075.22	1,411.14
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	913.43	418.53	510.98	954.31	664.45	1,659.63
Pets	611.02	360.55	401.12	856.68	563.44	814.67
Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment	302.41	57.98	109.85	97.63	101.01	844.96
Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services	354.93	47.79	159.66	202.64	294.89	989.66

Personal care products and services	1,071.62	593.41	586.26	674.04	1,410.95	1,732.57

Reading	92.42	41.98	155.56	23.07	95.73	122.54

Education	2,821.44	616.19	507.4	1,414.29	1,930.98	8,918.79

Tobacco products and smoking supplies	156.53	105.51	80.5	351.74	75.33	177.9

Miscellaneous	1,213.18	441.66	795.02	892.27	857.54	2,848.88

Cash contributions	3,229.36	626.9	1,276.07	1,685.85	1,972.09	9,779.27

Personal insurance and pensions	10,024.14	1,236.25	3,708.84	8,227.72	12,654.87	22,088.58
Life and other personal insurance	775.77	492.13	558.23	391.41	762.18	1,565.54
Pensions and Social Security	9,248.36	744.12	3,150.61	7,836.31	11,892.7	20,523.04

Sources of Income and Personal Taxes
Money income before taxes	111,034.09	19,954.32	44,864.24	80,026.41	126,591.47	259,273.22
Wages and salaries	91,442.55	7,578.89	25,599.74	64,584.7	107,332.75	229,850.6
Self-employment income	6,413	878.48	2,884.97	4,314.71	3,644.5	18,752.03
Social Security, private and government retirement	10,345.4	9,244.02	14,179.68	9,379.06	12,490.66	6,078.16
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income	1,617.3	396.29	563.56	1,091.11	1,925.25	3,773.35
Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)	149.1	606.69	135.03	62.33	16.19	22.6
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits, and regular contributions for support	726.46	923.44	1409.21	472.53	713.94	126.84
Other income	340.29	326.5	92.04	121.96	468.18	669.63
Personal taxes (contains some imputed values)	16,787.28	837.97	1,661.31	7,309.51	16,971.3	52,396.5
Federal income taxes	12,338.05	-476.4	381.99	5,150.9	11,931.25	40,912.94
Stimulus payment (new UCC Q20202)	1,157.02	1,031.2	1,110.07	771.96	1,858	955.67
State and local income taxes	3,215.67	-110.84	161.31	1,386.66	3,133.79	10,527.89
Other taxes	76.55	394.01	7.93	a/	48.26	a/

*a/: Value is too small to display.

Last Modified Date: June 30, 2022